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EAST-BOUND FREIGHT SHIPMENTS.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27. -- A decided falling off in the volume of east-bound shipments is shown in the statement for last week. By all roads leading eastward from Chicago the combined through and local traffic aggregated 68,057 tons, against 67,363 for the preceding week, an increase of 694 tons, and against 71,066 for the same period last year, a decrease of 3,009 tons.

October 28, 1890

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